The Scientific Advisory Committee provides technical expertise on drug research, development, manufacturing, and distribution, as well as other medical and scientific issues. It consists of fourteen scientific experts from a wide range of relevant disciplines, including:

• Drug Discovery: genomics, microbiology, molecular biology, medicinal chemistry and pharmacology;
• Drug development: medicinal chemistry, preclinical development, formulation and manufacturing experts;

• Clinical expertise: internal medicine, infectious diseases, and clinical trials;
• Clinical trials in TB-endemic countries;
• Epidemiology;
• Pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries; and
• Statistics

Members of the Scientific Advisory Committee are selected for three-year terms. To address myriad scientific and technical needs, the Chair has the flexibility to invite scientists to serve as ad hoc members for limited periods of time, or on a project-by-project basis.